5/30/2023 0 Comments Waves of Reckoning by Terri Marie![]() ![]() In fact it was Arnold Toynbee the British historian who remarked “Stone Age Man’s most amazing tour de force was the colonization of Polynesia, including Easter Island.” ![]() Easter Island’s history is part of the complex tapestry of humanity and more relevant than ever. So why did they vanish and what can we learn from them in our own very fragile time? Navigators, whalers, pirates and explorers have wondered why the first inhabitants practically disappeared. It has been known for a while now that the early inhabitants had a strong hierarchy, complex ritual practices and many resources. The island was alive with celebrations, full of dancing torches igniting the spirit of the faithful on a bit of island that centuries before knew nothing of Christianity. Heading 2,300 miles west of Chile, over a wide azure sea on the edge of the world, we arrive at the most isolated island on Earth, Easter Island, coincidentally enough, on Easter Sunday. Often it takes a thousand years or more to understand what the ancient people were trying to express.” “The footprints in the sand are as small and delicate as a jewel, sometimes as grand as the pyramids. Katherine Routledge, “The Mystery of Easter Island,” 1919 “In Easter island …the shadows of the departed builders still possess the land…the whole air vibrates with a past purpose and energy which has been and is no more. ![]()
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